and Minority Leaders. A separate fund is established for these purposes in the Treasury Department, and all expenditures are subject to prior appropriation.

At present the Senate Commission on Arts and Antiquities, the Joint Committee on the Library, and the National Capitol Historical Society all have some authority and responsibilities with respect to acquisition, display, and preservation of works of fine art. There presently exists no authority for the Architect of the Capitol to accept gifts of money to be used for the purchase of works of art for the Capitol. This bill will eliminate that deficiency, and without cost to the government, permit significant enhancement in the art works available to the Congress.

BUDGET AND REGULATORY IMPACT

There is not expected to be any impact on either the federal budget or regulatory activity. The bill makes no changes in existing laws.

The Committee urges passage of the bill as amended.

CHANGING THE TITLE OF EMPLOYEES DESIGNATED BY THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS FOR POLICE DUTY AND TO MAKE THE RANK STRUCTURE AND PAY FOR SUCH EMPLOYEES THE SAME AS THE RANK STRUCTURE AND PAY FOR THE CAPITOL POLICE

SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, September 22), 1987.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. FORD, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 2249]

The Committee on Rules and Administration, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 2249) to change the title of employees designated by the Librarian of Congress for police duty and to make the rank structure and pay for such employees the same as the rank structure and pay for the Capitol Police, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE BILL

H.R. 2249 passed on House on July 21, and was referred to this Committee on July 22, 1987. S. 1490, a companion bill, was introduced by Senator Sarbanes, for himself, and Senators Simon, Mikulski, Adams, Inouye, Burdick, Boren, Pell, and Stafford on July 14, 1987.

Because H.R. 2249 had already been approved by the House, in order to expedite final action on this measure by Congress, and following the customary comity in such cases, the Committee acted on H.R. 2249 and ordered it favorably reported without amendment. A statement submitted by Senator Sarbanes in support of S. 1490 is applicable to H.R. 2249 and is set forth here as a useful explanation of the bill's purpose.

Mr. SARBANES. On July 14, 1987 I introduced S. 1490, a bill to provide salary increases to members of the police force of the Library of Congress. I want to thank Chairman Ford and the Ranking Minority member, Senator Stevens, and the other members of this committee for such

prompt action on this important legislation. The Library of
Congress police force has unique responsibilities as protec-
tive officers. As a full service police force it provides pro-
tection for the world's largest library used by scholars
from countries throughout the world. Although the Li-
brary's primary mission is to serve the Congress, its collec-
tions-rare books and manuscripts, periodicals old and
recent, motion pictures and films, prints, photographs, and
copyright records-have been opened to the public since
1830. The police at the Library of Congress provide the
high quality protective services necessary to facilitate the
Library's operational and public concerns, and a fair and
equitable pay increase, I believe, is long overdue.

As you know, on Capitol Hill, we have the U.S. Capitol
Police, the Supreme Court Police and the Library of Con-
gress Police. The salaries paid to the LOC police are con-
siderably lower than the other two police forces and in
many instances their duties are similar. In recent years,
the LOC salaries have been capped while the other Capitol
Hill police forces have continued to receive increases. The
beginning salary for the LOC police force is $18,358 and
capped at $20,803 while the Capitol and Supreme Court
police salaries begin at $24,929. The LOC police force
salary is set by statute and, with readjustments by Con-
gress in 1968 and 1973, has traditionally been set at the
same rate as the Capitol and Supreme Court police. For
better than 12 years members of the LOC police force have
not received salary increases.

S. 1490 is designed to correct this inequity permanently by eliminating the need for amending the statutes to increase the salary of Library of Congress police. This legislation will give the Librarian of Congress the authority to designate certain employees of the LOC as police and recommend salary increases comparable to the structure and pay of the Capitol and Supreme Court police, and it is my hope that the distinguished members of this committee will report S. 1490 favorably.

The former Librarian of Congress, Daniel J. Boorstin, and the present Librarian, James H. Billington, have each submitted statements in support of H.R. 2249, and are set forth below:

Hon. WENDELL FORD,

THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS,
Washington, DC, July 24, 1987.

Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.

DEAR SENATOR FORD: On July 21, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 2249, a bill to designate certain employees of the Library of Congress as police, and for other purposes. This legislation. as approved by the House, provides for full pay parity of Library of Congress police with that of the U.S. Capitol police beginning September 30, 1990. This would be implemented in four approximately equal annual increments.

Salary schedules for Library of Congress police have been set by law since 1968. A 1973 amendment provided that the Library of Congress special police would be compensated at the following rates of pay: Privates, GS-7, steps 1-5; Sergeants, GS-8, steps 1-5; Lieutenants, GS-10, steps 1-5; and Captain, GS-11, steps 1-7. At the time this legislation was enacted, it gave Library of Congress police a pay rate close to that paid to the U.S. Capitol police.

Since that time, inequities have been created because of the cap on the grade and the fact that the Library of Congress police force-greatly expanded with the occupancy of the Madison Building-has become more professionally devloped. A 1981 Office of Personnel Management study of Federal police and guard occupations found the job requirements for Supreme Court police, U.S. Capitol police and Library of Congress Police similar, except for motorpool and traffic duties for some U.S. Capitol police. The Supreme Court police have traditionally been paid at the rate paid to U.S. Capitol police.

There is, we believe, inequity under the present pay structure among Library of Congress police themselves. Under the current pay system, we pay night differential and Sunday premium pay. (The Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol police do not receive this pay.) Because most of our officers work on fairly fixed assignments, we have a situation in which some Library police officers may be paid as much or more than comparable Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol police while others are paid less. Further, the higher pay goes to Library of Congress police officers whose job environment is the least stressful, i.e., those who work from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. H.R. 2249, as passed by the House would make for a more equitable pay system. It would provide for the following:

(1) Library of Congress police to be compensated at the same rate of pay as U.S. Capitol police as of September 30, 1990. We envision that there would only be four ranks in the Library's police force-Private with training, Seargeant, Lieutenant, and Captain;

(2) Night differential and Sunday premium pay to be eliminated;

(3) A technical amendment would provide that those privates whose salaries (because of night differential and Sunday premium pay) for the last six months would be more than the 1987 salary provided for in H.R. 2249 be adjusted so as not to cause a decrease in salary. This is necessary because of the House proposal to effect pay parity in four annual increments;

(4) The Library of Congress would have authority to pay overtime when necessary;

(5) New officers entering into the Library of Congress police force would begin at step 1 of the pay scale for all ranks; and (6) Library of Congress special police would be redesignated as Library of Congress police to reflect more accurately the duties of the Library of Congress police force and to conform with the District of Columbia Code.

We urge that the Committee on Rules and Administration give favorable attention to this legislation during this session of Con

gress. My colleagues and I would be happy to provide additional information to your Committee.

Sincerely,

DANIEL J. BOORSTIN, The Librarian of Congress.

STATEMENT OF JAMES H. BILLINGTON, THE LIBRARIAN OF

CONGRESS

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I appear here today, as you know, for the first time as Librarian of Congress. I would be remiss not to take this opportunity to thank the Senators on your Committee and your staff for the many courtesies you extended to me during the confirmation process. I look forward to a long association with this distinguished Committee.

The bills before you, S. 1490 and H.R. 2249, provide for pay parity for Library of Congress Police with that of the U.S. Capitol Police and the U.S. Supreme Court Police. The Library of Congress has for the past several years supported pay parity for Library of Congress Police with U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court Police.

Salary schedules for Library of Congress Police have
been set by law since 1968. The last adjustment of pay for
Library of Congress Police other than cost of living in-
creases was in 1973. At the time the 1973 amendment was
enacted, it gave Library of Congress Police a pay rate close
to that paid to the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court Police.
Since then, the pay gap has increased and inequities have
been created at the same time the Library of Congress
Police responsibilities were greatly expanded with the oc-
cupancy of the Madison Building.

I have reviewed Dr. Boorstin's letter of July 24 to this
Committee and I concur in its recommendations.

As I understand it, H.R. 2249 and S. 1490 provide for full
partity at the end of four years, to be implemented in four
approximately equal annual increments. I urge that your
Committee give favorable attention to this legislation.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE

In compliance with Senate Standing Rule XXVI, paragraph 11, the following cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for the Chairman of the House Committee on House Administration, and included in House Report 100-214, is set forth below:

Hon. FRANK ANNUNZIO,

U.S. CONGRESS CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, July 1, 1987.

Chairman, Committee on House Administration,

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the attached cost estimate for H.R. 2249, as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on June 24,